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Aaniin, boozhoo, shekoli, shekon, tansi,
Welcome to the Permanent Indigenous Space Engage page for members of Indigenous communities living in Waterloo Region. My name is Alanah Jewell and I am Bear Clan from Oneida Nation of the Thames. I am an Indigenous youth, artist, community organizer and the lead for Indigenous engagement on behalf of the Permanent Indigenous Space collective. I'm currently a consultant for the City of Kitchener, and formerly the Parks Engagement Associate between July 2020-September 2021. Thank you for taking the time to work with me. My hope is to create positive and respectful dialogue around what Permanent Indigenous Spaces look like in Kitchener and Waterloo.
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We know that outdoor gathering spaces for Indigenous communities are needed across parks in Kitchener and Waterloo. This was highlighted through the work of Land Back Camp, and the growing need to implement a collaborative, region-wide reconciliation action plan. Through a team made up of staff from the City of Kitchener and City of Waterloo, permanent Indigenous spaces in urban parks are now in the works at very early stages.
Our common goal is to create permanent, welcoming spaces for Indigenous peoples to gather, practice culture, and host initiatives in public parks. Our hope is to set a precedent for other parks and open spaces in Kitchener and Waterloo, for other municipalities to commit to co-creating Indigenous spaces of reclamation, and build relationships with local Indigenous communities. At the heart of this work is a commitment to supporting Indigenous reclamation of culture, space and identity, and to advocate for reconciliation at a municipal level.
Aaniin, boozhoo, shekoli, shekon, tansi,
Welcome to the Permanent Indigenous Space Engage page for members of Indigenous communities living in Waterloo Region. My name is Alanah Jewell and I am Bear Clan from Oneida Nation of the Thames. I am an Indigenous youth, artist, community organizer and the lead for Indigenous engagement on behalf of the Permanent Indigenous Space collective. I'm currently a consultant for the City of Kitchener, and formerly the Parks Engagement Associate between July 2020-September 2021. Thank you for taking the time to work with me. My hope is to create positive and respectful dialogue around what Permanent Indigenous Spaces look like in Kitchener and Waterloo.
If you would like to get email updates, subscribe to the newsletter using the Subscribe button.
We know that outdoor gathering spaces for Indigenous communities are needed across parks in Kitchener and Waterloo. This was highlighted through the work of Land Back Camp, and the growing need to implement a collaborative, region-wide reconciliation action plan. Through a team made up of staff from the City of Kitchener and City of Waterloo, permanent Indigenous spaces in urban parks are now in the works at very early stages.
Our common goal is to create permanent, welcoming spaces for Indigenous peoples to gather, practice culture, and host initiatives in public parks. Our hope is to set a precedent for other parks and open spaces in Kitchener and Waterloo, for other municipalities to commit to co-creating Indigenous spaces of reclamation, and build relationships with local Indigenous communities. At the heart of this work is a commitment to supporting Indigenous reclamation of culture, space and identity, and to advocate for reconciliation at a municipal level.
Shekoli, hello, welcome to our next round of engagement for Permanent Indigenous Space!
This survey follows an in-depth discussion with 80+ members of the KW Indigenous community during the first round of engagement in July 2022. These sessions were hosted by Alanah Jewell. We invited members of the Indigenous community to share their thoughts around what a permanent Indigenous space may look like with a $350,000 budget provided by the City of Kitchener, with the proposed space being in Victoria Park, Kitchener. We opened and closed our time together with ceremony and shared a meal. From there, we sat in circles with staff from the City of Kitchener and City of Waterloo who helped facilitate open, honest and productive conversations with the community.
From these conversations, Alanah Jewell created a report outlining the major values and amenities that were found to be necessary in these spaces:
The following survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Each participant who completes the survey will have the option to be gifted a $20 Walmart e-gift card. Your responses will help determine the next steps for our Permanent Indigenous Space at Huron Natural Area.
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CLOSED: This survey is over. Thank you to everyone who answered the survey.
Thank you for taking the time to answer this survey. You can skip any question and just answer the ones that matter to you. It will take about 60 minutes to finish if you answer every question. Everyone who answers the survey will be given a $20 virtual gift card (this is optional).
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